Spider sp?

Observed by peteralfreypeteralfrey's reputation in Invertebratespeteralfrey's reputation in Invertebrates on 19th September 2012
(Added to iSpot on 20th September 2012)
Location: Beddington Farmlands
Identification

Other observations of Misumena vatia

Comments

Misumena vatia

21 September 2012 - 3:33pm — grant burleighgrant burleigh's reputation in Invertebratesgrant burleigh's reputation in Invertebratesgrant burleigh's reputation in Invertebratesgrant burleigh's reputation in Invertebrates

When no or few flowers are around, can M. vatia be found elsewhere - e.g. in undergrowth?

Sorry

21 September 2012 - 5:46pm — Alan ThornhillAlan Thornhill's reputation in InvertebratesAlan Thornhill's reputation in InvertebratesAlan Thornhill's reputation in InvertebratesAlan Thornhill's reputation in Invertebrates

- don't know. It's not that common a species here in Suffolk. It's some years since I've seen one, so I don't know much about its habits

I caught this one in long

21 September 2012 - 7:44pm — peteralfreypeteralfrey's reputation in Invertebratespeteralfrey's reputation in Invertebrates

I caught this one in long grass

http://peteralfreybirdingnotebook.blogspot.com/

Misumena

21 September 2012 - 9:11pm — grant burleighgrant burleigh's reputation in Invertebratesgrant burleigh's reputation in Invertebratesgrant burleigh's reputation in Invertebratesgrant burleigh's reputation in Invertebrates

Thanks. Someone told me yesterday that they had seen a white spider and I guessed it was Misumena.

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